#VU26320 Cross-site scripting in Jetty
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26320
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Jetty
Server applications /
Web servers
Vendor: Eclipse
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in DefaultServlet or ResourceHandler that is configured for showing a Listing of directory contents. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Jetty: 9.2.0.v20140523 - 9.4.15.v20190215
External links
http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=546121
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/01e004c3f7c7365863a27e7038b7f32dae56ccf3a496b277c9b7f7b6@%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/464892b514c029dfc0c8656a93e1c0de983c473df70fdadbd224e09f@%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8bff534863c7aaf09bb17c3d0532777258dd3a5c7ddda34198cc2742@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ac51944aef91dd5006b8510b0bef337adaccfe962fb90e7af9c22db4@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bcfb37bfba7b3d7e9c7808b5e5a38a98d6bb714d52cf5162bdd48e32@%3Cjira.kafka.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d7c4a664a34853f57c2163ab562f39802df5cf809523ea40c97289c1@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190509-0003/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
